- The Governor General of Canada
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Léopold Henri Amyot
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Supporters
March 28, 1989
Vol. I, p. 9
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Blazon
Arms
Per fess ogivy Or and Azure in chief semé of maple leaves Gules in base semé of fleurs-de-lys Or;
Crest
A demi-lion rampant Or bearing in the dexter paw the Baton of Office of the Herald Chancellor of the Canadian Heraldic Authority and under the sinister paw an escutcheon charged with the Arms of Office of the Herald Chancellor;
Supporters
Upon a compartment composed of waves of the sea ensigning a representation of the rose window of Chartres Cathedral proper between on the dexter land bearing fir saplings proper and on the sinister sand proper charged from the dexter to the sinister of the star of Iraq, the star of Morocco, the star of Syria, all Vert and of the star of Jordan Argent, and bearing a cedar of Lebanon sapling proper; Dexter, a bison Argent accorné and unguled Gules gorged with a collar of maple leaves Gules, sinister a bison Argent accorné and unguled Azure gorged with a representation of a traditional Moroccan charafa frieze Vert and Sable;
Motto
LABOR FIDENTIA. This Latin phrase means "Work, self-confidence".
Symbolism
In general, the symbolism of emblems prior to 2000 does not exist in an appropriate format for the online Register.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on July 22, 1989, in Volume 123, page 3347 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Hans Birk
Calligrapher
Alf Ebsen
Recipient Information
Individual